Country counts
Million individual animals, not tonnes
- Indonesia
- 4,891.522
- Pakistan
- 2,013.89
- Türkiye
- 1,367.772
- Saudi Arabia
- 660.759
- Kuwait
- 50.502
- United Arab Emirates
- 43.937
- Qatar
- 21.243
- Bahrain
- 9.884
- Oman
- 8.675
All bars share a linear scale. Exact counts and source flags are in the table below. Other species are not included.
| Country | Count | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 4,891,522,000 | Imputed (I) |
| Pakistan | 2,013,890,000 | Official (A) |
| Türkiye | 1,367,772,000 | Official (A) |
| Saudi Arabia | 660,759,000 | Estimated (E) |
| Kuwait | 50,502,000 | Imputed (I) |
| United Arab Emirates | 43,937,000 | Imputed (I) |
| Qatar | 21,243,000 | Estimated (E) |
| Bahrain | 9,884,000 | Official (A) |
| Oman | 8,675,000 | Imputed (I) |
Source and method
Values come from Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data.csv in FAO’s bulk archive, column Y2024. Cattle use item 867 and element 5320; chickens use item 1058 and element 5321. Cattle are recorded in An (individual animals); chickens in 1000 An (thousand animals), multiplied by 1,000 for display.
An official dataset can contain estimated values
This is a one-year snapshot, not a live feed. The source archive was last modified on 31 December 2025 and checked on 18 October 2026. Readers can inspect the original archive and reproduce the extraction. FAO bulk archive.
What counts cannot establish
These are not totals for all animals: sheep, goats, camels, buffalo and fish are excluded. They do not measure imports, residents’ consumption, the share of industrial farms or its growth. Counts alone cannot establish stocking density, suffering or compliance with slaughter requirements.
Establishing growth in factory farming requires a time series and a stable definition, such as establishment size, housing system and production share. We therefore do not label a slaughter chart as factory-farming growth; connecting evidence to a ruling remains a juristic question.
Read about production systems and the evidence neededResearch trail
Sources and further reading
- 01FAOSTAT QCL · Crops and livestock products — Production CSV, Y2024 columns; archive last modified 31 December 2025
References are given so readers can check them in the primary sources. Hadith gradings and scholarly positions are summarised in good faith; where a text is disputed we say so. Verify before you rely on anything here.
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